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Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
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Title 47. WELFARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND INSTITUTIONS. |
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Chapter 47.20. SPECIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN. |
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Article 47.20.01. SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED OR DISABLED CHILDREN. |
Section 47.20.090. Finding and evaluating eligible participants.
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(a) The department shall establish a comprehensive system for finding children and their families who are eligible for services under AS 47.20.060 - 47.20.290. This child find system must
(1) include a public awareness program focusing on early identification of developmentally delayed and disabled children under three years of age;
(2) provide for participation by primary referral sources; and
(3) include procedures with timelines for referral of eligible participants to service providers.
(b) The department shall, within 45 days after a child's referral for services under (a) of this section, ensure that all affected public agencies and service providers
(1) provide for a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation of the functioning of the child and the needs of the child's family so that the family can appropriately assist in the development of the child;
(2) in consultation with the child's parents, develop a written individualized service plan that identifies how the needs of the child and the family could be met.
Authorities
47.20.100
Notes
Implemented As
7 AAC 110.600
References
AS 47.20.100 Individualized family service plan.
History
(Sec. 2 ch 77 SLA 1992)